The Dead Sea is a confluence of extraordinary conditions: the lowest point on Earth's surface, with one of the world's ...

The IDF successfully intercepted the missile launched by the Iran-backed terror group, with no reports of casualties or damage.

An avalanche of rocks tumbled down a hillside onto a hiking trail near the Dead Sea in Israel on Thursday, trapping many people, killing a 5-year-old boy and injuring at least six others, medics ...

The Dead Sea Scrolls remain a controversial subject. Some Palestinian officials believe that the scrolls were illegally obtained by Israel when it annexed East Jerusalem in 1967.

EIN GEDI, Israel — Eli Raz was peering into a narrow hole in the Dead Sea shore when the earth opened up and swallowed him. Fearing he would never be found alive in the 30-foot- deep pit, he ...

Main image: A "Danger of Drowning" sign on the way to the Dead Sea Works from where the sea has long since receded, January 20, 2022. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel) ...

Researchers have discovered astonishing mineral formations at the bottom of the Dead Sea, including meter-high chimneys formed by the spontaneous crystallization of minerals from groundwater with ...

The Dead Sea's water level is dropping nearly 4 feet a year. Less well known: Part of the lake is actually overflowing, threatening one of Israel's key tourism destinations.

Israeli archaeologists racing against treasure hunters to search caves near the Dead Sea have discovered a trove of artefacts, including fragments of a biblical text, the like of which has not ...